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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-08-29 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.07 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Grisaille, Latte, Nautical Blue and Poinciana | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2760 x 1256 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 474 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 3000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G615 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 73.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4310mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 50 Neo's score of 81.9. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 50 Neo has Android 14. The Galaxy A8 Star body is just a bit thinner than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, although it is somewhat heavier and was released many years before.
Motorola Edge 50 Neo features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a better resolution of 1256 x 2760, a quite greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a quite larger display. Motorola Edge 50 Neo features a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with an extremely better processor than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Motorola Edge 50 Neo has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 50 Neo also counts with a lot bigger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
Motorola Edge 50 Neo has a bit better battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 16 percent bigger battery size.
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